YouTube Music and the National Independent Venue Association (NIVA) have raised more than $1.8 million so far in efforts to help save independent venues across the country. The #SOSFEST funds raised to date are inclusive of donations made via YouTube Giving’s Donate button, the Save Our Stages website, text to donate and #SOSFEST merch. Together with world renowned artists, venues and music fans, #SOSFEST is sounding the alarm to help amplify NIVA’s Save Our Stages advocacy efforts and raise funds for its nationwide, need-based grant program to provide relief for independent venues as they fight to hold on until the SOS Act is passed in Congress. With views already in the millions, fans can continue to donate and support these venues by revisiting the #SOSFEST performances on the participating artists’ official YouTube channels and clicking the donate button on the page.

#SOSFEST, a 3-day innovative virtual music festival and fundraising event, featured all original concert sets from more than 35 artists who recorded live performances from more than 25 of the nations most historic independent music venues, all with the common goal of preserving the infrastructure that gave them their start and  helped shape their careers. Fans that missed the event or want to relive these epic performances can watch on demand by visiting their favorite artists’ official YouTube Channels. Check out The Revivalists at New Orleans’ Tipitina’s, The Black Pumas at Austin’s The Parish or The Lumineers at The Boulder Theater and many more.

To commemorate the virtual festival, #SOSFEST commissioned vintage-style collectible concert posters for each of the 35 performances created by local artists from each city. Fans can purchase the posters and more custom made #SOSFEST merch from NIVA’s website here, all proceeds of which go directly to NIVA’s Emergency Relief Fund. Fans can also continue to donate to Niva’s Emergency Relief Fund on YouTube here. 

A full list of artists and venues who appeared in #SOSFEST can be found here.